All Elite Wrestling commentator Jim Ross has shared his thoughts on former WWE Executive Director, Eric Bischoff. He spoke about Bischoff’s recent dismissal from the company during a recent episode of his podcast, Grilling JR.

Ross confessed that he wasn’t surprised that Bischoff was replaced. He added, however, he wasn’t expecting it to happen within the time frame it occurred in. 

“I was not surprised. The only thing I would consider being surprised by was the timeframe,” Ross said. “This whole scenario is set up for a succession process. Do you think that Bruce [Prichard] is safe? You think Bruce got a job, like a Supreme Court Justice, for life? Are you kidding? He don’t think that. I guarantee you don’t think that he knows that his time will come. It’s like football coaches. They get hired to be fired.” 

He continued, “The bottom line was somebody took the fall. I didn’t think Vince put a bullet in Eric that quick, but all those guys that are in those top positions, none of them are gonna need to buy houses. They should be renting.”

Ross noted that he believes Bischoff would have walked away with a nice severance package, explaining that “Vince [McMahon] will take good care of you when he’s kicking you out the door.”

H/T to Fightful for the transcription.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling held a press conference today, during which they announced the creation of their new American subsidiary, New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America. This marks the third phase of NJPW’s American development, with the first being talent acquisition and the second being market testing. The main focus will be on live events, with a plan to run events in 27 cities within 18 different states. The states will be in five main regions: the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, West coast, and Texas.

NJPW currently plans to have events solely when the main promotion in Japan is not running events. However, there may be cases where tours in America and Japan are occurring simultaneously. Events in the United States will be streamed live on NJPW World when possible. The 2020 schedule for events in the United States is not fully determined yet, but it may contain up to double the number of American events that NJPW held in 2019. This will not result in a decrease in NJPW events taking place in Japan.

A full English translation of the press conference can be found here. There is also a corresponding Twitter account for NJPW of America, which is @NJPWofAmerica.

After declining offers from both WWE and AEW, famous indie wrestler Joey Ryan has decided to sign a multi-year contract with Impact Wrestling.

The news was reported by SoCal Uncensored and the wrestling star was quick to confirm these reports via a tweet, saying that the decision made the most sense:

As Joey revealed in the tweet above, the Impact contract allows him to continue working in the independent circuit and continue playing the character he has developed in the last several years.

Joey has already made his first appearance for the company under the new contract and he made a surprise appearance at the Bound For Glory PPV during the 20-Person Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match.

It’s worth mentioning here that this is not the first time Joey Ryan is working with Impact as he has previously worked for the company from 2012 to 2013.

He made his Impact debut back in May 2012. He faced opponents like Rob Van Dam, Austin Aries, and Joseph Park during his time in the company before being released from his contract in July 2013.

Apart from Impact, he has also worked for companies such as NWA, Lucha Underground and ROH and made some appearances for WWE as well.

The Miz was already a busy star but with his new reality show Miz and Mrs and the added responsibility of two daughters, the former World Champion now really has his hands full.

During a recent interview with Metro.co.uk, the former Champion talked about a number of things and revealed if he is planning to slow down anytime soon.

The Miz was asked if he is re-evaluating his career now that he has to take care of his daughters as well but the A-Lister responded negatively, saying that he loves working:

“No, I’m working as hard as I possibly can to make sure my two daughters – as well as my wife and myself – get to lead the life that we love to lead. And I love working, I really do. It makes me happy, it makes my wife happy, and as long as my family’s happy, that’s all that matters.”

The Miz also discussed how being a father has changed his life, saying that he misses his daughters all the time when he is on the road and not with them.

The former IC Champion then revealed that his elder daughter Monroe likes watching WWE because she loves the colors and there are a lot of things for her eyes to see.

Apart from this, The Miz also talked about learning nursery rhymes, how he loves to hold his daughters and more. You can check out his full interview at this link.

NXT Star Kacy Catanzaro’s profile has been removed from the roster page on WWE.com, suggesting that the female star is no longer with the company.

There were some reports about Catanzaro suffering a back injury in September last year and it was said that the NXT star was looking to leave the company due to it, though she was still under contract at the time.

Her boyfriend Ricochet had also commented on the matter shortly after the news came in saying that she was not injured and there is nothing wrong with her.

Kacy Catanzaro took part in a WWE tryout back in January 2017 and in August, WWE announced that they have signed the female star to a development contract.

She reported to the performance center in January 2018 and made her in-ring debut for the promotion during an NXT live event on April 19, in Sanford, Florida.

Kacy then took part in the second Mae Young Classic tournament where she defeated Reina Gonzalez in the first round of the competition but lost to Rhea Ripley in the second round.

While her removal from the WWE website suggests that the wrestling star is no longer with the company, so far there has been no official confirmation of the same. We will keep you posted on any further updates on the situation.

There is no shortage of bizarre names in the wrestling world but they are mostly chosen by the promoters or the wrestlers themselves. However, Luchasaurus is a rare case where it were the fans who came up with the name.

The AEW Star recently appeared on the Talk Is Jericho podcast and during the show; he discussed the origin of his name, revealing that it were the fans in Lucha Underground who came up with it.

The former Lucha Underground star recalled how fans were chanting something during his debut for the company. He thought they were chanting ‘You Just Started’ and realized what they were really saying only after he returned to backstage:

“I went to the back and my good friend John Morrison was back there and I asked him how it was. I think they hated it, but he said, no man, they were chanting, ‘Luchasaurus!’ I’m like, what? What is that? He said I don’t know but I think you should run with it”

After this, Luchasaurus, who was in need to reinvent his character decided to go with the name. He started using it in independent circuit in November 2017.

He did face some difficulties getting booked with the name initially because people were not taking it seriously, but the wrestling star did not give up. Now he has become one of the fan favorites in AEW using the persona which was given to him by fans themselves.

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Roman Reigns recently had an interview with TVinsider to promote the upcoming WWE 2K20 video game releasing on October 22 and the former World Champion discussed a number of things during his interview.

We are almost 6 months away from WrestleMania but fans have already started speculating about the possible bouts on the show and one of the most interesting matches which have been rumored is between Roman Reigns and The Rock.

When asked about possibly stepping foot inside the ring with the Great One, Reigns said that they would do well as a tag team but fans would have to be overwhelming about it if they want to see a one on one encounter between them:

“It would have to be something the fans are just overwhelming about, they have to make it very clear this is the matchup they want. Then we have to take into account our family and the way that affects us and the way we’d tell our story.”

During the interview, Roman also talked about being around the People’s Champion and learning from him, saying that he is a wealth of knowledge and a great person to rely on.

Apart from this, Roman Reigns also talked about Becky Lynch being the cover star of WWE 2K20, his leukemia diagnosis and more. You can check out his full interview at this link.

Impact’s Bound For Glory 2019 took place on October 20th at the Odeum Expo Center in Chicago, Illinois.

– 20-Person Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match: Before the opening bell, the signal cuts out on Fite.tv and we get a loading circle with a message reading “no signal from venue.” We’re back, and Eddie Edwards is in the ring first. Reno Scum and Jake Deaner are in next. Rohit Raju is in net, and then Joey Ryan comes in and hits the mega flip on everyone in the ring at once. Ryan eliminates Rohit. Jessicka Havoc is in next, then Rosemary. Madman Fulton is in next, then Cody Deaner. After a series of matches, it’s down to Fulton, Edwards, and Luster. Johnny Swinger is in next, but he poses at ringside for a while instead of getting in the ring. Jordynne Grave is out next, and then Swoggle enters. Swoggle chases Swinger into the ring, then he starts biting and attacking people. Swoggle kicks out Grace’s knee then follows up with a boot to the face. Kiera Hogan is out next and gets into it with Grace. Swoggle bites her backstage, but she no-sells it and shakes her booty then kicks Swoggle down. Grace eliminates Hogan now, then Raj Singh enters. Tommy Dreamer enters next and drops Singh, then bites Fulton and spits water in his eyes. Kylie Rae enters next and starts superkicking people, then hits a cannonball in the corner on Singh. Singh gets eliminated, then Dreamer gets eliminated. Fallah Bahh enters next, and after a series of eliminations it’s down to Bahh, Fulton, Rae, Swoggle, Grace and Edwards. Sabu enters next and beats on Fulton and Bahh. Shera is the final entrant and he starts cleaning house. It’s now down to Edwards, Fulton, Bahh, and Shera. Shera lifts up Bahh and launches him outside. Edwards starts beating on Shera now, but then Fulton runs over Edwards. Fulton tosses Edwards to Shera, and Shera throws Edwards down. Shera and Fulton start throwing punches at each other in the middle of the ring now. Fulton boots Shera in the face, then Edwards clotheslines Fulton out of the match. Fulton pulls Edwarsd out to ringside and chokeslams him on the apron. Back in the ring, Edwards recovers and nails Shera with the Boston Knee Party for the win.

Winner: Eddie Edwards

– We go to Josh Matthews and Don Callis at the commentary table, and they preview some of the other matches on tonight’s card.

– Taya Valkyre (c) vs. Tenille Dashwood: The Impact Knockouts Championship is on the line in this one. Johnny Bravo is at ringside. The opening moments of this one are fairly evenly matched between Champion and Challenger. The fight spills out to the apron, and Taya hits package piledriver on Dashwood on the edge of the ring. Back in the ring, Taya pins for a two count. Taya wastes some time and Tenille finally starts fighting back. Tenille hits a splash in the corner and pins, but Johnny Bravo gets involved from ringside. The referee ejects Bravo from ringside, and on his way out, Bravo appears to slide brass knuckles or a chain to Taya. Taya swings at Tenilla with the chair, but Tenilla ducks and drops her. Tenilla grabs the chain and throws it out of the ring. Tenilla misses a shot and Taya comes back with the Road to Valhalla. Taya pins for the three count to retain her Title.

Winner: Taya Valkyre

– Rhino and RVD are backstage for a promo. Rhino says they’re coming for the Tag Titles, and he’s going to hit the Gore, Gore, Gore. RVD adds that they might also see a Van Daminator from RVD.

– We go to a video package looking at the three-way feud for the World Tag Team Titles.

– Rhyno & RVD vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs. The North (c) The Impact World Tag Team Titles are on the line in this one. This one is a chaos in the opening moments, and Alexander starts working over Rhino now. Page tags back in but Rhino drops him with a spinebuster. RVD gets the tag and hits some kicks and a split-legged moonsault for a two count. Swan and Alexander go at it now, and Alexander hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Page comes back in and hits a big back body drop on Swann, but then Swann fights back with a DDT. RVD and Rhino get back in the mix now and they clear the ring. RVD looks for a Five Star Frog Splash, but Alexander holds his ankle and pulls him down on the turnbuckle. Mack climbs the opposite turnbuckle and hits a frog splash of his own. Swann dives in for the pin for a two count. RVD leaps off the turnbuckle now with a flying kick to Swann’s face. Alexander comes in and hits Death Valley Driver on RVD, then Rhino takes out Alexander. Mack dropkicks Rino out of the ring, then hits a suicide dive on them at ringside. Back in the ring, Page slams Swann, then hits a senton for a two count. Mack comes in now, but then RVD comes in and starts dropping people. Rhino gets in the ring and sets up for the Gore, but RVD swerves him and boots Rhino in the face. The crowd boos , and then RVD superkicks Mack, then Swann. RVD talks some trash to Rhino, then The North double teams Swann for the three count.

Winners & still Tag Champs: The North

– We go backstage where Ace Austin comes out of the show and acts surprised to see he’s in the women’s locker room. Alusha Edwards tells him to leave and they exchange words. Austin says he’s looking for the after party, and he’ll walk in as the new X Division Champion.

– Michael Elgin vs. Naomichi Marufuji: Elgin gets in some good offense in the opening moments, then Marufuji starts mounting a comeback and they trade chops in the middle of the ring. Marufuji goes out to ringside, then Elgin hits a suicide dive on him. Back in the ring, Marufuji reverses a suplex and they start trading strikes again. Elgin comes back with a backbreaker and a Falcon Arrow for a two count. They trade strikes again, then they fight out to the apron, where Marufuji drops Elgin on the floor. Marufuji follows up with the Sliced Bread #2 from the apron to the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Marufuji hits a missile dropkick for a two count. Elgin comes back with a dragon suplex, some lariats, and a mountain bomb for a two count. Marufuji fights back with knees to the face for a two count of his own. Marufuji hits the Sliced Bread #2 again for another two count. After some more back and forth, Elgin takes control and hits a buckle Elgin bomb for a two count. Elgin gets frustrated and nails Marufuji in the head now. Elgin follows up with a reverse Death Valley Driver for the three count.

Winner: Michael Elgin

– Jake Crist (c) vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Daga vs. Ace Romero vs. Ace Austin This one is a ladder match for the X-Division Title. This one is total chaos from the opening bell. Romero looks for a suicide dive, but Daga and Blanchard nail him with a ladder. Daga and Blanchard crash into the corner on a ladder, while Crist drops Romero. Austin hits a back suplex on Crist, and then Daga gets back in the ring and starts hitting a flurry of kicks. Austin and Blanchard start going at it, and Blanchard sends him out to the floor. She climbs the ladder, but Romero takes her down with a Samoan drop. This one is total chaos now. Daga hits a Canadian Destroyer on Crist through a ladder bridged across the ring and the barricade. Austin then climbs a ladder and hits a dive to the outside on Daga. Romero sets up another ladder and climbs, but Tessa shoves it over and Romero falls the way down to ringside and through a table. The ladder falls out of the ring and on top of him after. Blanchard starts climbing another ladder, and Crist tries to stop her, but she hits a dive on him. Fulton comes in and throws her in the corner hard. Fulton sets up a table, and Tessa climbs the top rope. Tessa yells at Fulton “come on mother f–ker”, and she ends up giving him a hurricanrana into the ladder. Tessa climbs the ladder, but Crist runs up and meets her on top. Tessa slams Crist’s head into the ladder, then throws Crist down through a table in the ring. Tessa climbs climbing, but then Austin runs up and nails Tessa in the head iwth his baton. Austin grabs the title for the win.

Winner & new X-Division Champion: Ace Austin

– We go to a video package looking at the feud between Ken Shamrock and Moose.

– Moose and Frank Trigg cut a promo backstage before the match.

– Ken Shamrock vs. Moose: Frank Trigg is at ringside for this one. Moose and Ken trade strikes in the opening moments, then Ken looks for a submission but Moose grabs the ropes. Ken dumps Moose outside, then Shamrock hits a suicide dive on Moose. They brawl at ringside now, then Shamrock hits another suicide dive on Moose. On the way back in the ring, Frank Trigg interferes, which leads to Moose fighting back in the ring. Ken leaps up from the mat and hits a hurricanrana on Moose. Ken looks for another submission, but Moose pulls the ref into Ken for a ref bump. Frank slides a steel chair in the ring and Moose picks it up. Moose yells at Shamerock, and Shamrock says “F you.” Moose swings the chair and misses. Shamrock drops Moose and puts him in the ankle lock, and the ref is now getting back to his feet. Frank Trigg gets involved again but Shamrock kicks him out of the ring. Moose starts beating on Ken now, and Moose looks for a moonsault off the top, but misses. Ken applies the ankle lock, but Moose fights out and throws Ken into the ring post. Moose hits the big spear for the three count.

Winner: Moose

– Josh Matthews and Don Callis announce Impact’s next pay-per-view, titled Hard To Kill.

– We go to a video package looking at the feud between Sami Callihan and Brian Cage.

– Brian Cage (c) vs. Sami Callihan: It’s all Cage in the opening moments of this one as he pummels on Callihan. Cage uses his “Wolverine” claws to bust open Sami. The fight spills out to ringside and they take turns hitting suicide dives on each other. They continue brawling at ringside, and Sami nails Brian with a steel cage. Brian comes back and powerbombs Sami into the ring post. Sami hits a shot off the ring steps, and they trade blows at ringside now. Brian gives Sami a back suplex on the timekeeper’s table, but the table doesn’t break, so Cage gives him another one, and the table halfway-breaks this time. Brian grabs a piece of the guard rail, and he lays it across the ring steps and some unfolded chairs, like a bridge. Brian brings Sami on the ring steps, but Sami hits him with a low-blow, and then he piledrives Brian on to the bridged piece of the fan barricade. Back in the ring, Cage and Callihan trade shots, and Cage starts getting the upper hand after a kick to the head. Sami finally starts fighting back and he bits Cage. Sami hits a low blow on Cage and then superkicks him on the corner. The piece of the fan barricade is now laying up against the turnbuckle in the ring, and Sami powerbombs Cage into it for a two count. Sami pours thumbtacks in the ring now, then cage grabs him and gives him a piledriver. Cage pins but Sami kicks out at one, and Cage can’t beleive it. Cage gives Sami a suplex, and then hits his finisher on Sami on the thumb tacks for the three count. Sami and Cage are both bleeding by the end of this one.

Winner & still Champion: Brian Cage

– Cage’s wife comes out after the match and celebrates the win with Cage as Bound For Glory goes off the air.

Matt & Nick Jackson used to be known as Jeremy and Max Buck, Generation Me, in TNA Wrestling. The brothers were with the promotion from late-2009 to 2011 and then returned for a few matches in 2013 as well. Impact will be throwing a TNA-themed event over WrestleMania weekend next year and company executive Scott D’Amore invited the former Generation Me members to participate in the show.

The North’s Ethan Page noted on Twitter that he’s excited to compete on a TNA-themed event.

Matt Jackson then responded to Page’s comments with the following:

Ethan Page then put down the challenge for Generation Me to take on the North at the event:

Scott D’Amore then offered up the following:

Scott D’Amore on Generation Me vs the North

D’Amore offered up more thoughts in subsequent Tweets.

“Ethan and Josh carry on the tradition of Team Canada proudly but with their own twist which makes it ever sweeter As for @TheMooseNation, he is a student who makes me proud and a friend for life. Hell, he’s been to my mom’s for (Canadian) Thanksgiving! It’s called ribbing man!” D’Amore said in a further Tweet.

Joey Ryan, who debuted with the promotion at Melissa Santos’ bachelorette party, also commented in the thread.

The legendary Terry Funk recently commented on the WWE vs AEW Wednesday night wars on an episode of the 2-Man Power Trip podcast. According to Funk, wrestling fans are clamoring for change but Vince McMahon just won’t give it to them.

“What it is is the inability to change. It is an inability to do it and impossibility,” Funk said on the podcast. “That is the truth because you become attached to people, you become inept and that not only includes your wrestlers but it includes your creators. They become attached to them and they become stagnant, they become old and they become repetitious. The water is getting dirty and they better filter it.”

“I think that you can’t turn sh*t into a great meal. You can’t put whatever you want into there but that is what Vince is doing. He has become repetitious, he has become stagnant,  and some of his stuff is totally overbearing and that is just a matter of truth. Now you’ve got a fresh flower coming up right behind you.”

Funk continued to say that Vince McMahon sees his performers as actors rather than pro-wrestlers.

“He can change but he can’t change his characters. That is the thing that wrestling is, we are who we are. Even when we are established we are not actors. We are wrestlers. That is his fault because he feels we are actors. I am not an actor and never was an actor in my entire life.”

The full interview can be heard in the player below:

Terry Funk on AEW

Funk also commented on AEW’s success so far.

“They  (AEW) beat them (WWE) right out of the gate on how many people watching. That is not good, that is wonderful. It’s curiosity and they have to understand that and they have to be prepared to produce a better show than what they did that first week and second week and continue on getting better and better and better. That is what they have to have, they have to have that attitude and that belief that they can do it.”

• Terry Funk On ECW Competing With WWE, His Retirement

Impact Wrestling’s live stream of their All Glory event last night on Twitch was momentarily halted as announcer Josh Matthews needed to take back his phone which was in the process of filming and streaming the show.

Fans on Twitter captured the events and posted them online.

Other users on Twitter were noting that the venue has poor internet reception which might be what led to the production issues Impact experienced:

Despite the production issues, many fans online are posting about how good of a show it was:

Shots from inside the venue looked quite nice, however:

More production issues:

Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory Lineup

The promotion also announced last night that Ace Romero has been signed to compete in the X-Division ladder match tonight.

• Impact World Championship
  Brian Cage (c) vs Sami Callihan
• Knockouts Championship
  Taya Valkyrie (c) vs Tenille Dashwood
• X-Division Championship
  Ladder Match
  Jake Crist (c) vs Tessa Blanchard vs Daga vs Ace Austin vs Ace Romero
• Impact Tag Team Championships
  the North (c) vs Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs Rhino & Rob Van Dam
• Michael Elgin vs Naomichi Marufuji
• The Rascalz vs Dr. Wagner Jr. & Aerostar & Taurus
• Ken Shamrock vs Moose
• Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match

• 7 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 10/18

WWE Hall Of Famer Bret Hart recently appeared on the Prime Time With Sean Mooney podcast where the former World Champion discussed a number of things and also recalled his first run with the WWE Championship.

Bret won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for the first time when he defeated Ric Flair in a one on one match during a Superstars taping back in October 1992.

Recalling the time after his win, the WWE Hall Of Famer revealed that Vince McMahon had told him that he would be the champion for a long time:

“Vince had said to me from the day I won the title, he said, ‘You don’t have to worry about anything. We’re looking at you as a long-term champion. You’re going to be champion here for a long time. We’re thinking 6, maybe 7 years.'”

Hart went on to explain that his reign would have been reminiscent of Bruno Sammartino’s time where the champion held on to the belt for a long time before dropping it and he was told that Hulk Hogan would not have any influence over it.

However, this did not turn out to be the case and Bret lost the title just 6 months later when he was defeated by Yokozuna in the main event of WrestleMania IX.

Yokozuna was then defeated by a returning Hulk Hogan in an impromptu match and Hogan won the WWE Championship in a match that lasted only 22 seconds.

WWE has announced a number of things for this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw including a Seth Rollins segment and a tag team match with a mystery partner.

Last week’s episode of Raw saw Seth finally overcoming his demons and the show ended with the Universal Champion invading and burning down the Firefly Fun House.

After this, the company has announced that the former Shield member will be explaining why he burned down the Fun House on this week’s Raw from Cleveland.

The second segment which has been announced for the show will feature the WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair. Flair will be revealing the final member of his team for the upcoming match against Team Hogan at the Crown Jewel PPV.

A Street Profits match has also been announced for the show. WWE has confirmed that the former NXT Tag Team Champions, along with a mystery partner will be facing AJ Styles, Gallows and Anderson in a 6 men tag team match at the show.

Apart from this, the company has also announced a match between Sin Cara and Andrade and an appearance from the former World Champion Rey Mysterio for the upcoming episode of the Red Branded Show.

Mustafa Ali will be donating his earnings from Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia this month to charity. Ali previously did the same with his earnings from WWE’s Super ShowDown event held in Saudi Arabia this summer.

A fan asked Ali on Twitter if he would be doing the same for this Saudi Arabian show and Ali said that he would. Ali would later follow that Tweet up with information about the charity he will be donating to.

In June, Ali Tweeted the following to announce everything he earned from Super ShowDown would also go to Charity Water.

The charity’s mission statement reads: charity: “water is a nonprofit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries”

More information about Charity Water can be found here.

Ali Provides Fan With Costume For Halloween

Last month, a fan reached out to Ali on Twitter asking about where they can find what someone would need to be Mustafa Ali for Halloween. Ali responded by sending the family everything they would need to dress up as him. The family posted their response to receiving the gift online:

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Even the Rock is considered just a common “nasty” to Lacey Evans. She took to Twitter recently to take a shot at the Rock and the Most Electrifying Man in all of Entertainment responded.

Evans started the Twitter spat by posting a video of her replacing a picture of the Rock with a picture of herself:

This led the Rock to respond with the following:

Evans then responded and said she has more charisma than the Rock does:

Lacey Evans’ Twitter Rivalries

Evans has been involved in several Twitter spats with legends from WWE’s past. She had previously been involved in a back-and-forth with Madusa. The former Alundra Blayze opened up about the experience on an episode of the WINCLY podcast:

• Madusa Reveals Details Regarding Twitter Feud With Lacey Evans

“Lacey and I were having fun in DMs on the backside. What’s really nice is you’re gonna get very respectful people talking on the DMs saying, ‘Hey are you good with this’ before you put it out. I’m sure there’s a lot of that on the other side with WWE because they would not let that happen,” said Madusa on the show.

Kenny Omega is the new AAA Mega Champion after having defeated Fenix for the title last night. Omega’s championship victory took place at AAA’s Heroes Immortales event from Coliseo La Concordia in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico.

AEW and AAA announced a partnership earlier in the year. All Elite Wrestling posted the following about their two roster members headlining last night’s show:

Nick Jackson offered the following thoughts:

Heroes Immortales Results

1. Drastik Boy, Lady Shani, Octagoncito & Pimpinela Escarlata defeated Australian Suicide, Demus, Mamba & Michael Nakazawa
2. AAA World Mixed Tag Team Title Three Way Match: Lady Maravilla & Villano III Jr. (c) defeated Big Mami & Nino Hamburguesaand Chik Tormenta & Latigo
3. AAA Latin America Title Match: Daga defeated Drago (c)
4. Dinastia, Octagon Jr. & Puma King defeated Abismo Negro Jr., Arez & Super Fly 
5. Copa Antonio Pena Match: El Hijo del Vikingo defeated Aero Star and Dave The Clown and Dragon Bane and Faby Apache and La Hiedra and La Parka Negra and Laredo Kid and Monster Clown and Murder Clown and Myzteziz Jr.
6. AAA Mega Title Match: Kenny Omega defeated Rey Fenix (c)
7. Cage Match: El Texano Jr. & Pentagon Jr. defeated Chessman & Pagano and Averno & Dr. Wagner Jr. and Psycho Clown & Rey Escorpion 

AEW President Tony Khan recently had an interview with Fightingillini.com where he talked about the upcoming episodes of Dynamite, managing his different companies and more.

Ever since the beginning of their venture, AEW Officials have maintained that they are not competing with WWE and their wrestling product is an alternative to the company.

Explaining how the programming in AEW is different than the biggest wrestling company in the world, Khan claimed that they are offering a show which focuses on in-ring action and doesn’t insult people’s intelligence:

 “We’re bringing an emphasis on wrestling matches and action taking place in or around the ring. We’ll do great interviews too, but in these segments, we can do it all in the arena and around the ring.

We can do some stuff backstage; we just don’t spend half the show backstage. We want to offer people a show that doesn’t insult their intelligence, and really, it’s a fun show to watch.”

The AEW President went on to say that their show is a fast-paced program with the best wrestling action and the best personalities. According to him, it’s for everybody.

Apart from this, Tony Khan also talked about the start of AEW, revealing that he started thinking about setting up a wrestling company about a year and half ago.

He recalled running into the TNT President Kevin Riley during a party and the two ended up discussing the idea. You can check out Tony Khan’s full interview at this link.

Impact Wrestling 10/18 was the go-home show before Sunday’s Bound for Glory PPV in Chicago. It is being reported that a crowd of around 3000 people is expected for tomorrow’s event. This week’s show emanated from Las Vegas’ Sam’s Town Live.

Here are 7 takeaways from Impact Wrestling 10/18:

Sami Callihan Sends A Message To Brian Cage Ahead of Bound For Glory

Sami Callihan cut a chilling promo this week. He talked about having previously been signed to a major company but being told he had to change how he does things. Callihan would continue to say that nobody ever “gets him” and apologized for things he has done since arriving in Impact Wrestling, including ruining the wedding between Brian Cage and Melissa Santos. He said all he’s ever wanted is to be accepted and that the person he is now is not the person he wanted to be but rather the person the fans made him.

The North Has A Gameplan For Sunday

Ethan Page and Josh Alexander must face two teams on Sunday when they defend their belts against both Rich Swann & Willie Mack and Rhino & Rob Van Dam. This week, a triple threat match between Josh Alexander, Rhino, and Rich Swann took place.

Ethan Page pulled the referee out of the ring to break up a 3-count, then claimed it was Willie Mack who did so. The confusion allowed Swann to get the pin and led to some dissension amongst the two babyface teams, something the North was counting on.

Jake Crist Shows Why He’s The X-Division Champion

Not too many people are giving Jake Crist much of a chance in the Bound for Glory ladder match. Considering the level of competition he’ll face in the match, many assume Sunday will be the last day in the title reign of Jake Crist. This week, Crist defeated Chris Bey with a super-cutter from the top, however, showing he’s got the talent needed to retain his title on Sunday.

Taya Valkyrie Confident Ahead Of Match With Tenille Dashwood At Bound For Glory

Taya Valkyrie cut a promo in front of a mirror this week, talking about how far she has come in her career. Valkyrie talked about becoming Lucha royalty and the longest-reigning Knockouts champion of all-time. At Bound For Glory, Taya seems confident that Tenille Dashwood won’t take that title away from her.

Michael Elgin Defeats Fallah Bah Ahead of Bound For Glory

Michael Elgin gets his dream match this Sunday from Chicago when he takes on Naomichi Marufuji. Marufuji has spent the majority of his career with Pro Wrestling NOAH and so Elgin and he never crossed paths when Elgin was in Japan.

This week Elgin kicked things off on Impact with a victory over Fallah Bah, sending another message to his opponent on tomorrow’s PPV.

Mahabali Shera Wins Battle Royal

A battle royal was held this week with the stipulation that the winner will earn the final entry spot in the “Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match” at Bound For Glory. Much as he has done since reappearing in Impact Wrestling, Mahabali Shera defeated competition and came away from the match with the final entry spot in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet at Bound For Glory.

Neither Sabu Nor Rohit Raju Qualify For X-Division Ladder Match

Sabu wrestled Rohit Raju this week with the stipulation that the winner would earn the final spot in the ladder match at Bound For Glory. Both competitors were counted out, however, meaning wrestler will be in the match on Sunday.

Quick Results:

• Michael Elgin defeated Fallah Bah
• Jake Crist defeated Chris Bey
• Rich Swann defeated Josh Alexander vs Rhino
• Rohit Raju vs Sabu – Double Count-Out
• Mahabali Shera wins Battle Royal

Bound For Glory (October 20th)

• Impact World Championship
  Brian Cage (c) vs Sami Callihan
• Knockouts Championship
  Taya Valkyrie (c) vs Tenille Dashwood
• X-Division Championship
  Ladder Match
  Jake Crist (c) vs Tessa Blanchard vs Daga vs Ace Austin
• Impact Tag Team Championships
  the North (c) vs Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs Rhino & Rob Van Dam
• Michael Elgin vs Naomichi Marufuji
• The Rascalz vs Dr. Wagner Jr. & Aerostar & Taurus
• Ken Shamrock vs Moose
• Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match

When the tag team match featuring teams captained by Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair were announced for Crown Jewel, WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins was initially announced as the captain of Team Hogan. WWE has since booked Rollins in a Universal title rematch against “the Fiend” Bray Wyatt at Crown Jewel as well, however, leading to Rollins being removed from the team Hogan vs. Team Flair match.

Both Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan reacted to the news on social media recently:

Hulk Hogan posted the following:

Ric Flair posted the following:

Seth Rollins issued the following comments in regards to him being removed from the match:

Crown Jewel Lineup

• Team Hogan (Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Ali, and  Shorty G) (with Hulk Hogan) vs. Team Flair (Randy Orton, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, and TBD) (with Ric Flair)
• Mansoor vs Cesaro
• The World’s Largest Tag Team Turmoil Match To Determine The Best Tag Team In The World: The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and/or Xavier Woods) vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) vs. Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker) vs. Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik, and/or Kalisto) vs. Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins vs. The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) vs. The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, and/or Karl Anderson) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs. The B-Team (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas)
• Braun Strowman vs Tyson Fury
• WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs Cain Velasquez
• Universal Championship: Bray Wyatt vs Seth Rollins (c) (Falls Count Anywhere – Match Cannot Be Stopped for Any Reason)

Fans in attendance at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis last night had to wait until after the end of 205 Live to witness Bray Wyatt’s Fiend. Cesaro wrestled The Miz in a dark match after 205 Live, but the real main event dark segment was when the lights went out and Bray Wyatt made an appearance.

Users on Twitter have been posting their videos of Wyatt’s appearance after 205 live last night:

• Bray Wyatt vs Seth Rollins Match “Can’t Be Stopped For Any Reason” At Crown Jewel

Bray Wyatt vs Seth Rollins at Crown Jewel

The updated lineup for the card is below:

• Team Hogan (Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Ali, and  Shorty G) (with Hulk Hogan) vs. Team Flair (Randy Orton, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, and TBD) (with Ric Flair)
• Mansoor vs Cesaro
• The World’s Largest Tag Team Turmoil Match To Determine The Best Tag Team In The World: The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and/or Xavier Woods) vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) vs. Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker) vs. Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik, and/or Kalisto) vs. Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins vs. The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) vs. The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, and/or Karl Anderson) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs. The B-Team (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas)
• Braun Strowman vs Tyson Fury
• WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs Cain Velasquez
• Universal Championship: Bray Wyatt vs Seth Rollins (c) (Falls Count Anywhere – Match Cannot Be Stopped for Any Reason)

Many fans who witnessed the main event of Hell in a Cell this year were upset that a Hell in a Cell match was waved off due to referee stoppage. WWE has since scheduled a rematch between Seth Rollins vs Bray Wyatt for Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on October 31st.

In recent advertisements for the match, WWE is specifically stating that the match between the two at Crown Jewel “can’t be stopped for any reason.”

Wyatt recently noted on Twitter that he forgives Seth Rollins. He does seem confused as to how Rollins found his FireFly Fun House, however.

Rollins responded to Wyatt’s Tweet with the following:

Crown Jewel Lineup:

• Team Hogan (Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Ali, and  Shorty G) (with Hulk Hogan) vs. Team Flair (Randy Orton, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, and TBD) (with Ric Flair)
• Mansoor vs Cesaro
• The World’s Largest Tag Team Turmoil Match To Determine The Best Tag Team In The World: The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and/or Xavier Woods) vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) vs. Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker) vs. Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado, Gran Metalik, and/or Kalisto) vs. Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins vs. The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) vs. The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, and/or Karl Anderson) vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs. The B-Team (Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas)
• Braun Strowman vs Tyson Fury
• WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs Cain Velasquez
• Universal Championship: Bray Wyatt vs Seth Rollins (c) (Falls Count Anywhere – Match Cannot Be Stopped for Any Reason)

Tyson Fury has impressed some key WWE figures as he prepares for his in-ring debut against Braun Strowman at WWE Crown Jewel. Speaking with Bleacher Report, WWE’s Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative, Triple H, shared his thoughts on Fury’s progression in the squared circle. 

“I was blown away,” Triple H admitted. “I sent Vince [McMahon] a video of him about 45 minutes after the first day he was at the Performance Center, and I said, ‘You’re not going to believe this, look at what he’s already doing.’”

He reflected on how Fury is a fast learner, adding that he is “laser-focused” on succeeding in-ring. Triple H has previously shared that he believes Fury is a custom made fit for WWE. 

“He picks it up so quickly because he’s so laser-focused on it. He wants to put on this epic show,” he said. “He has the desire for it to be great. He’s asking for more; he wants more; he’s jumping in with both feet. It’s almost like having to pull the reins back a little bit to get him to slow down and say, ‘maybe we don’t want to do that quite yet.’ It’s amazing to see that level of dedication.”

Fury faces off against Braun Strowman later this month at WWE Crown Jewel on October 31st. The event takes place at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger is currently on his retirement run heading into next year’s two-day Wrestle Kingdom 14 event. Since announcing his intentions to leave the ring, Liger has been touring the world facing off against a plethora of talent.

Now, the legendary Liger’s last US date has been announced. New Japan Pro-Wrestling officially revealed that Liger’s last ever US matchup will take place on November 9th.

He will be wrestling on their New Japan Showdown event, which takes place in the San Jose Civic. At the time of writing, there is no indication as to whom Liger may be competing against.

Wrestle Kingdom 14

It was announced that Liger would be wrestling his final matches across Wrestle Kingdom 14. On day one, he will team up with Tiger Mask, Tatsumi Fujinami and The Great Sasuke. They will face the team of Ryusuke Taguchi, Tatushito Takaiwa, Shinjiro Otani and Naomi Sano. Liger will also have a second retirement match on night two of Wrestle Kingdom 14 on January 5th.

His retirement tour will come to an end on January 6th at NJPW’s New Year Dash event. The promotion will host a special retirement ceremony for Liger inside the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.

Liger recently wrestled in a losing effort against Suzuki-gun leader, Minoru Suzuki. They competed at NJPW’s recent King of Pro Wrestling event in a heated grudge match.

Tyson Fury will make his in-ring professional wrestling debut later this month at WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. The boxing lineal heavyweight champion has been adjusting to the squared circle in preparation for his matchup against Braun Strowman. He has been making full use of the WWE Performance Center in the run up to their confrontation.

Speaking with Bleacher Report, Fury commented on his experiences with the WWE Performance Center. He also shared what it’s been like running the ropes.

“It’s just like a boxing ring, the same. How tough them ropes are,” Fury shared. “Running into them ropes is like running into barb wire for me. I came off; I was cut to pieces the next day. I was sore; I was battered, and you thought, you know what, I can’t wait to go back to the gym tomorrow and keep practicing.”

Commenting on his time learning how to wrestle, Fury explained how there was a lot of theorizing of movement. For him, he just wanted to jump in and do it.

“Down at the Performance Center we do a lot of talking about the stuff, the moves, and stuff, and I’m like, ‘Nah, let’s just do it. Let’s just practice it.’ Because in my game, the more you practice something, the better you become at it. And I’m all in for jumping in, flipping, getting smashed to the floor, whatever it takes to learn, I am all for it.”

Tyson Fury faces off against Braun Strowman on October 31 at WWE Crown Jewel. The event takes place at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Former WWE Superstar Kurt Angle recently took part in a Facebook Q+A session with fans. He was asked whether he considered himself a RAW or SmackDown guy, who his first pick for the WWE Draft would have been, and why a lot of current Superstars don’t participate in Q+As.

For him, he’ll always be a SmackDown guy despite being a producer on RAW. He explained that when he was wrestling full-time in his prime, he was a fundamental part of SmackDown, adding that it was a great time for wrestling.

His first pick for the WWE Draft would have been Chad Gable. He admitted that the likelihood of Gable being picked first wasn’t going to happen, and so made a more tactical choice in ‘The Big Dog’ Roman Reigns. Angle explained that “For those that don’t like him, he’s pretty damn good. He has respect from the other Superstars as a leader. He’s gold.”

Angle then explained that most WWE Superstars don’t have the time to host Q+A sessions with fans as they’re traveling so much for WWE.

“These guys are traveling 300 days a year. They are working their butts off, give them a break. When they retire, I’m sure they’ll answer many questions.”

Kurt Angle wrestled his farewell match against Baron Corbin at this year’s WrestleMania 35.